The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-22
From MarseillcS.

MARsEILLEs, H., Jan. 81, lSS7.-NC
event In our community has so shocked
people as the death of Jacob Schoellk0pf
which occurred about noon on "Wednesday
For some days his intimate friends have
noticed his gloominess and listened TO his
down. hearted reMarks about his affairs
Ali had tried to cheer him as much as they
could, seemingly without avail He asked
friends 10 lonk over his business, which
was found all straight. The sickness OF a
son, feared to be incurable absent now In
, Colorado for his health the death OF his
wife about two years ago, and OF another
son some years before that, all preyed up
on his mind so much that reason was gone.
On Wednesday morning MIR. T.. Nor.
thrup went to his shop to get some shoe
mending done, They went into the shop
together, Mr. Northrup meeting him on
the walk Mr.. Schoelbkopf fixed the fire
and began walking backward and forward
and seemed very gloomy. They had some
little conversation during which MIR. Nor
thrup remarked, that as his pail that he
soaked up leather 10 was frozen over, he
had not done much lately. Mr.. Schoell.
kept made no reply. but after little vent
into another room where he stayed some
moments, Mr.. Northrup hearing him busy
moving; finally coming out wiping his
mouth, asked Mr.. Forthrup if his family
had any friends in the town. MIR. North
rup wanted to know what he meant, but he
repeated the question, and pulling out his
pocket book told him to give 1t to his
daughter Flora; also telling him to go for
doctor, and followed him out into the
street Mr. Forthrup was 10th to go as he
supposed something was wrong, but urged
him so hard that he finally consented. he
was absent perhaps twenty minutes. When
they returned they found Mr.. Shoellkopf
had laid his overCOat on the floor and with
another coat for a pillow was laying upon
them. Upon going to him and opening
his coat they found he had stabbed him.
self three times in his chest Mr.. Nor
thrup managed to get out of him the fact
that he had taken strychnine which was
the last he said. The funeral services
were held at 10 O'clock yesterday at the
house; Rev j. Straub officiating MS minis
ter. Schoellkopf had lived in Marseilles
some thirty years. He came here from
Wertem berg where he was born, April ~,
1885. He moved his wife here 10 1883
They have seven ceildren. One, son. Is
dead; TWO sons are away, and four, one
daughter and three sons the youngest of
whom is about ten years old, were present
at the funeral AS before mentioned his
wife died about two years ago. He was a
quiet, inoffensive man, one who had the
respect and esteem of the community.
All of his property he acquired by his
own industry, which was in every way
praiseworthy. When his children wanted
anything they had 1t. He never refused
them. He was a lifelong democrat, and
a good citizen. He has been school direc-
tor for several years, and has given salts
faction. He has also filled the position of
village trustee, and other positions of
trust
Bert Barber carried off the prize at the
Racket Clubs masquerade on Wednesday
evening for being the ugliest dressed
masker on the floor.
Joe Charmed was badly scalded today at
Illinois Valley Paper Mill at this place by
into one of the bleach tubs.